ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- In a distressing incident that unfolded in Ogwashi-Uku, situated in the Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, 45-year-old police inspector, Festus Onori, has reportedly been killed by some commercial motorcyclists.
According to information gathered by Punch, this shocking incident occurred as Inspector Onori and his family were en route to church on a Sunday morning. Tragically, the attack unfolded in the presence of his wife and children.
The inspector’s elder brother, Austin, recounted that the unfortunate series of events commenced when a commercial motorcyclist collided with their vehicle from behind in the area of Okpanam.
This confrontation led to a violent confrontation, resulting in the untimely loss of Inspector Onori’s life.
He said, “My brother drove a distance of about one pole after the minor accident to park properly and came down to ensure that the motorcyclist and his passenger were unhurt only for more than 20 men to pursue him with sticks and clubs, prompting the deceased to run back into his car.
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“As my brother drove off for fear of being hit, motorcyclists pursued him. As they continued to chase him, their number increased.
“When he got to Marble Hill (Okpanam), he diverted through that road to the expressway thinking that they would be discouraged and retreat. Behold, they pursued him to the Ogwashi-Uku community even facing Kwale when the fuel in his vehicle got exhausted on the Ogwashi-Uku-Kwale Expressway.
“Then, they mobbed him to death in the presence of his wife and three children.
“They also destroyed his vehicle. It was a passerby who, according to the wife’s statement, carried him to Ogwashi-Uku Police Station before he was confirmed dead.”
He added that the 45-year-old deceased was an Inspector at the Marine Police Station, Cable Point, Asaba.
According to him, the widow said that the motorcyclist and his passenger who hit the inspector’s vehicle at the back did not sustain injuries in the earlier accident that led to her husband’s death.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, said he was yet to get official information on the incident.
“I have not received official information on the incident and so I cannot comment on the matter,” he said.